Wheel.



J. W. MEYER.

A l WHEEL. 'APPLICATION FILED OCT. 1'3, 1908Y 942,005. Patented Nov.30, 1909.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEiuoE;

JOHN WILLIAM MEYER, or FREEPORT,J ILLINOIS.

WHEEL.

To all 'it may concern: A A,

Be it known that I, JOHN WILLIAM siding at Freeport, in the county ofStepheuson and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wheels,

. of .which the following is a specification.

' ends a fixed felly 3.

The invention relates to an improvement in wheels, and is particularly directed -to a wheel embodying spring means between the tire and hub to insure the desired re; siliency of the structure without the use of the'ordinary pneumatic tire. y The main object of the present invention isthe provision of a wheel structure including a fixed rim which is designed to be secured to tbe felly proper of the wheel,

and a movable rim arranged in spaced relation witlr the xed rim by interposed springs, the construction including a means for securing the fixed .and movable rims against independent longitudinal movementl without interfering with their independent radial movement. y l

The invention will be described in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my improved wheel, the cover plate of the same being partly broken out; Fig. 2 is a section l on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

VReferring particularly to the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown the preferred details of construction, my improved wheel comprises a hub 1 from which radiate a series of spokes 2 carrying at their` outer These parts may be of any desired construction or material, as they do not of themselves form an important part of the present invention.

Secured upon the felly 3 is what I term the fixed rim, approximately of L-shape and including a rim plate 4 designed to bear throughout its lengthupon the felly" and formed at one end with an outwardly extending edge plate 5, preferably arranged at right Yangles to the rim plate 4 and forming one of the side walls of a spring housing. as will later appear. The rim plate 4 is of greater width than the felly 8 and is secured to the latter at appropriate intervals by bolts 6, and intermediate the bolt connections the outer surface of the rim plate 4 is formed with a series of radially Specification ofLetters Patent. A Patented NOV. 30, 1909. Application led October 13, 1908. Serial No. 457,513. i

in Figs. 1 and 2. In transverse alinemnt with the points of 'connectionof the bolts 6, the edge of the rim plate 4 oppositeA the side plate 5 isthickened to provide edge extensions 8, the outer surfaces of which projecting outwardly from the plate 4 iny vopposition to the side plate 5, these bosses extending hollow studs7, as clearly shown y being arranged intermediate the studs 7.

A cover lp'latev9 is VVdesigned to be secured to theouter surfacesof the bosses 8, said plate being of such size that whenin place it will form a duplicate of the side plate 5, f projecting outwardly from the-plate 4 in spaced parallel relation with the plate 5. Bolts 10 are arranged to secure the cover` plate in place, said bolts passing through the cover plate, the/bosses 8, and the side plate 5, the bolts beyondtheside-plate being preferably provided with securing nuts 11 1201 prevent accidental displacement of the o ts.

In radial alinement with the boss'es/` 8 the relatively inner surfaces of the side Y plate 5 and cover plate 9 are formed with spaced lugs12, said lugs extending in parallelnelation and being arranged in opposite palrs, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. l'As' thus constructed the rigid -rim and cover` platev provide? an approximately' Ushaped housing open lat the outer edgev and removably secured to the felly proper of the wheel.

A movable rim 13 is arranged to close the y'open endof the housing thus provided, said rim comprising an annular plate having a transverse dimension to movably lit between the cover plate aand side plate 5 and having a circumferential extent to aline throughout its length with the free outer edges "of said A- plates. The movable rim is supported on coil springs 14, the inner ends Vof which. encircle the studs 7, while the outer ends bear beneath the movable rim, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The springs are preferably of a diameter to snugly iit the housingl whereby to prevent rattling offthe parts in theuseof the device. Intermediate the bearing points Y of the springs 14, or more particularly in alinement with the opposing pairs of lugs 12 the movable rim is formed-with an inwardly extending radially projecting guidelug 15, which in use is designed/co tit loosely,

as shown between the opposingpairs of lugs 12 on the plates 5 and 9. The guide lugs are arranged for sliding movement between the lugs 12 so that the movable rim is Jfree for a certain relative radial movement, but is prevented from independent longitudinal or pneumatic tire may be used withequal facility without interfering with the effectiveness of the invention.

In the use of the wheel the pressure incident to the load strain will be resisted by the springs 14, and the effectiveness of these springs will be insured as the guiding eleyments of the movable rim necessitate a true radial movement of said rim in action, or in other words necessitate a movement directly against the tension of the springs.

In a wheel constructed as described the resiliency is insured without the liability of puncture or other disadvantage incident to the use of the pneumatic tire. Furthermore, the wheel is capable of convenient and speedy repair as it will be mounted upon the axle with the cover plate 9 on the outer side, permitting ready access to the interior construction of the wheel by removing said plate. Y'

While the invention contemplates the construction of an entire wheel, 1t is to be understood that the iXed and movable rims rim plate bearing on the felly and an edge plate projecting outwardly from one edge of the rim plate, studs carried by the rim plate, a cover plate removably secured to the fixed rim and projecting from said rim plate in parallel relation to the' edge plate, a movable rim arranged between the cover plate and edge plate, springs engaging the studs and bearing against the movable rim, lugs carried by the edge plate and by the cover plate, said lugs being arran edin opposin pairs, the lugs of each pair eing in space relation and havin their inner edges spaced from the similar e ges of the opposing pair, and guide lugs carried by the movable rim to fit between the respective lugs of each pair of said opposing pairs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN WILLIAM MEYER.

Witnesses:

HENRY JAEGER, E. M. MENLORE. 

